Recently, on Facebook, I picked my Top 5 toys from my childhood, the ones that i remember being special, and one of the things I chose was Space Lego. I grew up with Lego and I think I was around for the move to the little Lego people and buildings and vehicles to work with them (I recall having much bigger Lego people as a really young kid – though maybe that was due to the possibility of ingesting small pieces).

I loved all the Lego back then, including my mechanic set, but when the Space Lego came out it soon became my favorite. Ships and bases and astronauts, oh my. And they came in different colors – first red and white, then later yellow, blue (and black) which made them perfect fodder for your own version of Starfleet. I remember I named all of mine after characters from Star Blazers. The red figures were pilots and command personnel, the white were techs and engineers. I think blue was science and medical.

I mention all of this by way of linking to Gizmodo’s massive post showing all of the Space Lego sets. Just catching a glimpse of this set off my nostalgia sirens and I wanted to link it here so that I can go back and peruse at my leisure.

Just scrolling through it now, I can remember the Radar Truck. I think the 1970s sets are missing some images, but it’s still a nice walk down Memory Lane.

[Disclaimer – Gizmodo’s navigation once you get into the images can be very frustrating]